Divine Nature in Me
The sermon emphasizes the importance of living the inner life in Christ and manifesting the Divine Nature in our daily lives.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the faithfulness of God, emphasizing the calling to fellowship with Jesus Christ. She highlights the need for a new heart, free from doubt, fear, and sorrow, and the importance of having the mind of Christ and clinging to God. Tileston shares the experience of finding satisfaction and tranquility through an inner life in Christ, leading to increased power, joy, and spiritual fulfillment in one's calling. She challenges believers to consider how Christ would act in their daily lives, guiding their thoughts, actions, duties, and interactions to reflect the Divine Nature within them.
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God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 CORINTHIANS 1:9
GIVE me a new, a perfect heart,
From doubt, and fear, and sorrow free;
The mind which was in Christ impart,
And let my spirit cleave to Thee.
CHARLES WESLEY
SINCE I attained to a clear consciousness, by inward experience, that there is no way of satisfying the needs of the soul, or tranquillizing the heart's longings, but by the inner life in Christ, I am aware of an increase of power for the work of my calling, whatever it be, and of joy and spirit in performing it.
CHRISTIAN K. J. BUNSEN
In my daily life I am to ask "How would Christ have acted in my circumstances? How would He have me act? How would Christ fulfil my duties, do my work, fill my place, meet my difficulties, turn to account all my capacities and opportunities?" This is to be the law and inspiration of my whole life; not only of my outward acts, but of all my inward thoughts and desires. There is to be a manifestation of the Divine Nature in me.
A. C. A. HALL
Sermon Outline
- The Faithfulness of God
- The Inner Life in Christ
- Living a Life Like Christ
- We are to ask ourselves how Christ would act in our circumstances
- We are to seek to fulfill our duties and meet our difficulties as Christ would
- This is the law and inspiration of our whole life
Key Quotes
“In my daily life I am to ask 'How would Christ have acted in my circumstances? How would He have me act? How would Christ fulfil my duties, do my work, fill my place, meet my difficulties, turn to account all my capacities and opportunities?'” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“There is to be a manifestation of the Divine Nature in me.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- We should seek to live a life like Christ by asking ourselves how He would act in our circumstances and seeking to fulfill our duties and meet our difficulties as He would.
- The inner life in Christ is the source of power and joy in our daily lives and the manifestation of the Divine Nature in us.
- We should strive to have a manifestation of the Divine Nature in us, which is the law and inspiration of our whole life.